Hi, I’m Chris. I am a UI/UX Engineer. In the Spring of 2011 I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Graphic Design. I enjoy listening to metal, playing Halo, and drinking Mountain Dew.

History

I was born the year the WWW was invented. Because of this, I have had a unique perspective on the internet and how it has developed over the years. At an early age I developed a fascination with numbers, color, and design. During these years, I strongly believe that I was forming the building blocks of knowledge that I now use every day with the work I do.

My first experience with computers and the internet happened when I was just a few years old. At age 13, I taught myself how to create websites using Yahoo Page Builder. In high school, I was given a leading role in the design and coding of the new school website, one which stayed online years after I left.

After graduating from high school I decided to pursue a degree in Graphic Design. To keep myself busy, I added a Philosophy major my Junior year. I took classes over the Summer and had a maxed out class schedule, but I was able to get through it and graduate in four years with an extra semester’s worth of class credits.

Lastly, on a personal note…

I recently married Krista, my high school sweetheart. I work in Chicago doing what I love with great people and a great company. I can’t wait to see what life has in store for us in the future.

This site

I’ve made many designs for my website, but none of them have lasted very long. Lots of these designs were more of experiments, testing to see what I could do, or to learn something new. After all this time, I think I have finally created something I’m happy with.

This site’s theme is extremely simple, both in its execution and presentation. However, it is also extremely flexible (As shown in some of my more recent posts). I use the same markup for each of my posts, but with CSS I am able to make each one have its own unique look and feel.

Eventually I plan on releasing this WordPress theme as a paid download with support.

The whole site uses proper semantic HTML5 tags with some CSS3 sprinkled here and there for visual effect. Some of my posts may be more experimental, and won’t look as nice on older browsers. All original work on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, unless stated otherwise.